late capitalism
nounEtymology
Calque of German Spätkapitalismus, attributed to German economist Werner Sombart and later popularized by Marxist economist Ernest Mandel.
- calqued from Spätkapitalismus
Definitions
The most recent or current form of capitalism, especially as characterized by monopoly,…
The most recent or current form of capitalism, especially as characterized by monopoly, globalization, exploitation, and excess.
- The genius of late capitalism is the development of strategies for managing and profiting by its own excess.
- If, then, something like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a pathology, it is a pathology of late capitalism – a consequence of being wired into the entertainment-control circuits of hypermediated consumer culture.
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No curated loop yet for late capitalism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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